10
backward
9
rearward(adjective, adverb, tailpiece)
8
back
8
backwards
5
astern
3
behind
2
aback
2
backs
2
behinds
2
fro
2
hinds
2
posteriors
2
rear(villain, scourings, troublemaker, tailpiece, jake)
2
rears
2
widdershins
1
abaft
1
aft
1
against the grain(expression, idiom)
1
ass-backwards
1
astonished
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